Money Morning's Debt-Crisis Survival Guide

In The Wall Street Journal today (Tuesday), the lead story begins with the statement: "Financial markets on Monday began taking seriously the prospect of a downgrade of the U.S.'s triple-A credit rating, which it has held for nearly a century."

Unfortunately, that's a true statement: Many investors are just now starting to take seriously the possibility of a downgrade on the federal government's credit rating.

But I'd be willing to wager that this group of newly panicking investors includes very few Money Morning readers. After all, we've been warning you about this fallout for quite some time.

Not only that, we've been detailing moves investors can make to defend themselves - and in some cases, even profit.

As a service to all of you, Money Morning staff members went back through our most recent coverage, and came up with a short list of news stories, analyses and investment reports that we believe will best help you navigate this crisis. Let's call it a "Debt-Crisis Survival Guide."

If you haven't read them already - or feel a refresher read is in order - we suggest you take a look at:

And don't be afraid to ask for more; drop us a line at mailbag@moneymappress to let us know what else you'd like to see.

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About the Author

Before he moved into the investment-research business in 2005, William (Bill) Patalon III spent 22 years as an award-winning financial reporter, columnist, and editor. Today he is the Executive Editor and Senior Research Analyst for Money Morning at Money Map Press.

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